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Namami Gange Program

Context

The National Ganga Plan (CS) has been allocated a financial outlay of Rs 3,400 crore for the year 2025-26. This investment aims to enhance sewage treatment capacity, improve water quality, and regulate industrial waste discharge to rejuvenate the Ganga River and achieve prescribed bathing standards by 2025.

About Namami Gange Programme

  • The Programme was launched in 2014 as a flagship initiative for Ganga conservation and rejuvenation.
  • Vision: The programme focuses on achieving:
    • Aviral Dhara (Continuous Flow)
    • Nirmal Dhara (Unpolluted Flow)
    • Ecological and geological integrity of the Ganga River.
  • Key Interventions
    • Pollution Abatement (Nirmal Ganga) – Setting up sewage treatment plants (STPs) and industrial waste management.
    • Improving River Flow (Aviral Ganga) – Ensuring sustainable water flow and conservation.
    • Public Engagement (Jan Ganga) – Encouraging community participation.
  • Scientific Research (Gyan Ganga) – Promoting research and policy for river management.

About Ganga River basin

  • The Ganga River basin is the largest in India, encompassing 27% of the country's land mass and supporting about 47% of its population.
  • Spanning over 11 states, the basin covers nearly 27% of India’s total geographical area.
  • The majority of the basin, around 65.57%, is used for agriculture, while water bodies cover 3.47% of the area.
  • Despite receiving 35.5% of the total water input in terms of precipitation, the Ganga River Basin is the second most water-stressed basin in India, following the Sabarmati Basin, with only 39% of the average per capita annual rainwater input among major Indian river basins.

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